Today somebody sent me a link to MIS Australia’s article about some ridiculous filters the ever-paternalistic Australian government is trying to foist on the Australian public for our own protection. Like, thanks you guys. Anyway I got feisty when I realised that you can’t cut and paste from the Australian Financial Review’s MISAustralia website. As [...]
Part of being an Australian means you need to accept that sometimes, an expression or offhand turn of phrase you hear a lot won’t make much sense if you think about it logically. That’s mostly OK because in my experience, people use phrases and clichés they don’t understand without thinking twice; the phrase takes on [...]
First, some definitions: jackass: fathead: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool jack: male donkey ass: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; “he deserves a good kick in the butt”; “are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?” a pompous fool hardy and sure-footed animal smaller [...]
OK, I’m going to weigh in on the great toilet seat debate. “Oh my god! Does he say ‘up’ or ‘down’?” I hear you ask eagerly. Well, wrong on both counts kid, you’re missing the damn point. The point is, you should be closing the lid of the toilet after you drop your guts into [...]
A few people have asked what awesome blog template I’m using at the moment, looking at me through green eyes filled with barely cloaked jealousy, typing with nervous fingers quivering with envy. The answer is basic 1.0 — “a totally stripped down and basic WordPress theme.” I was sick of having problems with different browsers, [...]
The world is divided into two groups of people: the ones who care about grammar and spelling, and normal people. Sadly, I’m in the first group. I’m not a madman (except in the sack *growl*), but it grates on me whenever I read a sentence like: I bought a kitten down from a tree its [...]